Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NE VS. OF THETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

the Corpse as Driver.
GEORGIA.
j. Nottingham, OF Macon, died Tues.
day.
The street cars Of Athens are running
again.
i, Joseph Queen, of Monroe. has a violin
Tor which he has refused $3.50 in gold.
Andrew Q. Gates, formerly OF Bruins
wick, died in Burke county few days
ago.
Mitchell j. Webb, formerly editor of the
Dawson Appeal, has purchased the EIber-
ton Leader.
Over 1000 has been subscribed toward
~Onilding parsonage for the Oconee
street Methodist church at Athens.
The members of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Athens are try
ing TO raise money to erect $4,000 build
ing.
The demand for real estate at Atlanta
has greatly increased lately. This does
not look as il prohibition was killing the
city.
is. Wingfeld has discovered vein Of
coal within u cannon shot OF Rome. He
Will go out with dynamite and open ii up
deeper and test the quality.
j. Z. Hughes, the former local editor
81 the Blacksbear Georgian, and family,
Wan lefH week for Brunswick, where they
will maRA]Neir future home.
petition has been sent to the Post
master General asking that the daily mail
from Maysville be discontinued and the
establishment OF q daily mail from Homer
10 Lula.
A Striking indication OF the times, so
Tar asNBluffton merchants and their trade
Is concerned-is the fact that 1t has re-
quired six wagons nearly every day this
year to remove the freight from Blakely
to Button.
The Liberty County Agricultural So
clety met last Friday evening. After
transacting the usual routine business,
the election of officers for the ensuing
year was held, resulting as follows: Pres
ident, Z, Darsey; Vice President. A. l..
Hendry; Secretary, S. ID. Bradwell; Ex-
ecutive Committee: j. d. ZOrn, A. j.
Hughes, b. A. Way.
At Thomasville Monday night DR.. Nc
1ntosh's horse and buggy were stolen from
post in front of the DOCTORS Office
Sheriff Hurst and Marshal Spier immedl-
ately gave chase and captured the thief
some eight miles from Moultrie. The
young man gave his name as Charlie Rob-
erts, is apparently Is years of age, and
was formerly engaged as clerk IN Camilla.
He is now lodged in Jail in Townsville.
Luke Mitchell, master of the steamer
Mitchell, has found a new cave in Gordon
county, about one-half mile from the
Oostanaula river. He is not exactly the
discoverer, but it is known only to people
around the neighborhood. The cave, he
says, Is large one, and he explored it
for half mile, Inside the great room are
beautiful columns and walls glistening
like millions of diamonds In the glare OF
the torchlight.
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Tolar, of Wilcox county, near Abbeville.
was broken open and robbed Of dry goods,
groceries, tobacco, etc., to a considerable
amount. The thief gained entrance by
boring several holes in the floor and then
saving out the piece. MIR. Tolar con-
suited Detective Shackleford, who sent a
man down there Friday last. The detec-
tive discovered portion of the dry goods
and groceries, and arrested Josh Will
nams and placed him in Jail.
At Toomsboro Tuesday Nath jackson,
a negro, entered the store OF w. B. Free
man and called for 25c. worth of meat.
When served he refused to take the meat
because 1t looked too small; said he was
buying for another party, and that the
party would not be satisfied with the
trade. Nj Freeman told the negro to
take the meat and leave. On leaving the
store the negro thought himself outraged,
crossed the railroad and dared Freeman
to come out AID meet him. Soon after
wale cD pistol shots were heard, two
havihs-vaken effect in the left side of the
negro. What the result of the wounds
viii be is unknown,
At Amerious Monday the County Com
missioners went in a body to inspect tn
work now in progress on the new court
house. Some fault was found with the
work, and the front wall, recently built.
nd
and rebuilt according TO the specifica-
lions. AS the building is to cost con-
siderable sum OF money IL is but Just to
the people that the work be done we'll and
in a thoroughly satisfactory manner, and
from indications there is every reason to
believe that the Commissioners will see
TO What the contracts and specifications
are carried out to the letter. A
check for $4,000 was drawn Saturday as
the first payment on the building 1t
was promptly cashed by the Peoples Ma
tional Bank.
Neville came very near experiencing
another conflagratiOn Monday night.
About s o'clock DIR. III. G. Ryals went into
his drug store, and in attempting to
light lamp with a match 1t burst, fall
ing TO the floor on lot OF com bustible
matter. The fire spread at rapid rate,
going up through the ceiling and weather.
ROOF, and in few minutes was burning
fast. DE-. Ryals, not having water handy,
was pdsSrless to extinguish the fire, and
ran out~and gave the alarm, and in few
minutes the whole town was on hand,
and with buckets of water and axes soon
cut in through the walls and root and
outed the fire. But Tor the prompt action
OF the citizens of the town Neville would
have been In ashes. DIR. Ryals' damage
is light. He has no insurance.
An Athens young lady ate and relished
awnole box OF worm candy at the theatre
In that city the other night. She did not
know the nature of the candy she was
eating, however, and remarked to her
escort that 1t must be a new brand. The
young man was innocent Of any decep-
tion, and thought the trouble must be
with the girl, as he knew he had procured
har favorite candy-lemon drops. His
surprise can be imagined when he felt in
his overooat pocket and found the lemon
drops and discovered that ne had A.
dentaily given the poor girl SIX.
enough dose OF vermifuge to cure a doZenN
people much larger than she. He had
bought the first named candy for some
trouble OF his own and placed 1t and the
lemon drops in the same pocket. During
the excitement OF the play he handed her
the wrong package.
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